The EU's €40 billion Innovation Fund has deployed less than 1% of its budget after five years. A Startuprad.io analysis of what the European Court of Auditors' 2026 audit reveals for DACH deep tech founders, VCs, and cleantech investors — and what comes next with the €451B European Competitiveness Fund.

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? The September 2023 DACH startup news roundup covers the latest funding rounds, founder moves, and ecosystem developments across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. This monthly digest highlights the key stories shaping the region's innovation landscape during Q3 2023. This article is pa

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Europe hosts dozens of thriving startup ecosystems beyond Berlin and London. This episode maps the most prominent hubs from London to Lisbon, exploring what makes each city attractive for founders, investors, and talent — and how early-stage startups can find the right partners across

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Fridtjof Detzner, co-founder of website builder Jimdo, transitioned from building a tech company to investing in green technology as a VC. Named Investor of the Year at the German Startup Awards 2023, he now backs climate-focused startups across the DACH region. This article is part of

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? The summer 2023 DACH startup roundup covers July and August developments across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — including notable funding rounds, founder exits, and ecosystem shifts that shaped Q3 of the year in the German-speaking startup world. This article is part of our coverag

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Strategic pivoting is the art of changing direction without losing momentum. This founder interview explores how startup leaders make high-stakes business decisions — when to pivot, how to evaluate new opportunities, and what separates successful redirections from costly mistakes in th

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Thinksurance built a digital platform transforming how commercial insurance is brokered in Germany. This founder interview traces the Frankfurt-based insurtech's rise from startup to a key player in the DACH digital insurance market, combining AI-driven risk assessment with traditional

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Central Bank Digital Currencies could reshape fintech by enabling programmable, purpose-bound money — funds that can only be spent on specific goods or services. Guest Kimmo explores the innovative use cases for CBDCs and what they mean for European fintech startups and financial infra

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? The June 2023 DACH startup news roundup covers the most important developments from the German, Swiss, and Austrian startup scenes in 30 minutes — including funding rounds, regulatory changes, ecosystem shifts, and notable founder moves during the first month of summer 2023. This artic

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? The May 2023 DACH startup news roundup covers the key developments from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — including funding highlights, regulatory updates, notable exits, and ecosystem trends that defined the month across the German-speaking startup landscape. This article is part of

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? The April 2023 DACH startup news roundup delivers 30 minutes of essential updates from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — covering the month's most significant funding rounds, policy developments, ecosystem shifts, and founder stories shaping the German-speaking startup landscape. Thi

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Patent filings reveal where startups are actually investing R&D — not just where they claim to be heading. Exclusive data from QuantIP shows which technologies and sectors DACH startups are actively protecting with intellectual property, offering a forward-looking signal of innovation

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? After the 2021 boom and 2022 correction, is European venture capital entering a new cycle? DEEP Ecosystems research from Munich analyzes quarterly VC data across Europe to identify whether the funding downturn has bottomed out and what signals point toward recovery for DACH startups. T

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? The February 2023 DACH startup news roundup delivers 30 minutes of key updates from the German, Swiss, and Austrian startup scenes — covering the month's biggest funding rounds, notable founder moves, regulatory changes, and ecosystem trends across the region. This article is part of o

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Milan, who graduated from high school in 2022, founded QiTech to recycle plastic bottle caps into 3D printing filament. Featured at the German Startup Awards #GSA22, this young entrepreneur demonstrates how circular economy thinking can start early — turning everyday plastic waste into

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? CleanHub CEO Joel Tasche built a platform that lets consumer brands fund ocean plastic collection in real time. By partnering with waste management organizations in coastal communities, CleanHub intercepts plastic before it reaches the ocean — giving brands a measurable, verified way t

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? At the European Business Angel Network (EBAN) summit, female founders pitched their startups to a room full of Europe's most active angel investors. This second part captures the pitches, feedback, and insights from women entrepreneurs navigating the early-stage funding landscape acros

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Berlin-based Trilleco helps businesses measure, analyze, and manage their environmental impact with an intuitive software platform. Featured in the female entrepreneurship track, this green startup empowers companies to move beyond greenwashing toward data-driven sustainability decisio

Image by Republica from Pixabay What Is This About? Startuprad.io announces a new fall 2022 schedule for its internet radio station, adding shows like the Cleantech podcast with David Hunt and The Failure Guy to the lineup. This episode previews the expanded programming and explains the vision behind building the world's first tech entrepreneurship radio station. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Execut

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? The Q1 2022 European Startup Pulse from DEEP Ecosystems delivers quarterly data on the state of the European startup ecosystem — tracking venture capital flows, deal activity, and regional trends across the continent to identify which hubs are gaining momentum and which are cooling dow